April 1, 2006 Full article here The crux of the WUP methodology lies in being able to get into the "Waterfall Hyper Iteration Funk" or WHIF for short. Not at...
1953
ginitram
Apr 3, 2006 11:13 am
The Methods & Tools newsletter has just released in its archive section the article "Agile Requirements". by Rachel Davies. This article explains the approach...
1954
ginitram
Apr 3, 2006 11:19 am
... report ... in use at ... percent of ... planning to ... In a web poll conducted in May 2005, the Methods & Tools newsletter found higher adoption rates,...
1955
Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Apr 4, 2006 12:05 pm
Greetings, [Apologies for any duplication] As Christine Perfetti and I wind our way through the 2006 UIE Roadshow, we find ourselves this week in Seattle and...
1956
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 4, 2006 5:02 pm
Toward the end of a screed misrepresenting then attacking my views and methods, Michael Andrews, a blogger in New Zealand adds: "I focus on Constantine's views...
1957
Desilets, Alain
alain_desilets
Apr 4, 2006 5:30 pm
Which brings me to the subtext of my message. I contribute to this forum because it is a genuine dialogue, open and fair, with diverse views and strong...
1958
Dave Churchville
dchurchv
Apr 4, 2006 5:53 pm
... place ... Unfortunately, ... Someone once told me that if there aren't people who both love your work and hate it, you aren't making much of an impact. ...
1959
Phlip
phlipcpp
Apr 4, 2006 6:48 pm
... Luxury. I used to hang awake at night, dreeeaming that a blogger somewhere would write a screed misrepresenting my views. -- Phlip ...
1960
Desilets, Alain
alain_desilets
Apr 4, 2006 8:09 pm
One thing I have learned from attending Jeff Patton's tutorials, is that before you even think about users, you need to think about the Business Goals that the...
1961
Rob Keefer
rbkeefer
Apr 4, 2006 8:17 pm
Larry, When people spout off like this it reminds me of a point that Scott Adams (author of Dilbert) makes quite often on his blog: "When people misrepresent...
1962
Lada Gorlenko
ladagorlenko
Apr 4, 2006 9:10 pm
... I posted this a few months ago to the IxDA Discuss list... In my group, we try to run two workshops with a client at the beginning of each engagement: -...
1963
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 4, 2006 10:19 pm
Alain wrote ... Good point. It' so light weight that it is easily lost as we try to be more "disciplined" and "comprehensive." Actually Lucy and I used to...
1964
Phlip
phlipcpp
Apr 5, 2006 12:18 am
... There are blog entries out there that accuse Dilbert of being a tool of the Man - of encouraging complancency. Gotta love that bloggosphere! -- Phlip ...
1965
Jeff Patton
jeff621
Apr 5, 2006 6:40 am
To pipe in, this is where I found the techniques of Usage Centered Design so helpful - in particular the concept of focal user roles and focal tasks. The...
1966
Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Apr 5, 2006 12:27 pm
... I wonder which body part I am? Jared Jared M. Spool, Founding Principal, User Interface Engineering 4 Lookout Lane, Unit 4d, Middleton, MA 01949 978...
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Desilets, Alain
alain_desilets
Apr 5, 2006 2:17 pm
Prioritization of user stories happens against a backdrop of an understanding of user goals, and business goals. It was from Larry & Lucy that I first learned...
1968
Jeff Patton
jeff621
Apr 5, 2006 8:36 pm
... I often come into a project late - after it's started. Lately I often come in to do a bit of "rescue" work on the user interactions. In those situations...
1969
Jeff Patton
jeff621
Apr 5, 2006 8:49 pm
Forgot to say something - see below... ... pays ... What I didn't bring out above is that the creation of these models helps the "gold owner" more effectively...
1970
Jeff Patton
jeff621
Apr 5, 2006 11:38 pm
When working on fine grain visual design changes I find that I'll make a change then have to flip back to the way it was before the change to really...
1971
William Pietri
william_pietri
Apr 5, 2006 11:58 pm
... I don't know what designers call it, but I know astronomers make use of a device called a blink comparator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_comparator ...
1972
Sue Heim
sue_heim
Apr 6, 2006 12:02 am
I use layers in PhotoShop to do basically the same thing. You can turn a layer on and off, to see if you like whatever it is. But as to the name of the...
1973
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 6, 2006 7:27 am
... Engineers sometimes refer to this technique as "A-B-ing" but I have also heard the term used to refer to side-by-side comparison of two approaches--another...
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Jade Ohlhauser
jadeohlhauser
Apr 6, 2006 2:59 pm
I think it's called a "subjective refraction" test. That device you look through during the test is called a phoropter. ...
1975
Phlip
phlipcpp
Apr 6, 2006 6:06 pm
... That's called "blink comparator", and astronomers used it to find stars & planets, back in the days of big negatives. -- Phlip ...
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Jade Ohlhauser
jadeohlhauser
Apr 6, 2006 6:21 pm
So let's call it a "blink comparison" Jade Ohlhauser Product Manager RPM Software www.rpmsoftware.com ...
1977
Tim Wright
crazy_timnz
Apr 6, 2006 6:21 pm
On behalf of the Wellingtonians in New Zealand (where Mike is based) who have met you and do understand Usage-Centered Design (I taught it at the University in...
1978
William Pietri
william_pietri
Apr 6, 2006 7:13 pm
Hi, Larry. ... I haven't seen his blog, but I wouldn't sweat it. My impression of your views is basically what you state. And as the guy who may be ...
1979
Larry Constantine
lconstantine@...
Apr 7, 2006 7:37 am
Thanks for the support over the years, Tim. I actually know Wellington well as a repository of smart people who "get it" and don't go around misrepresenting...
1980
swobben
Apr 7, 2006 4:14 pm
Recruiting participants for a user test can be pretty time-consuming. If you want to many small tests in an iterative cycle development proces it can be a...
1981
Bruce Tsuji
bruce_tsuji
Apr 7, 2006 4:15 pm
In psychology this is called the method of paired comparisons. If you have 20 things to compare, you take every possible pair of items and ask for a judgment....
